Title :
Emission of monochromatic terahertz phonons in layered semiconductor structures: physics and anticipated applications
Author :
Glavin, B.A. ; Kochelap, V.A. ; Linnik, T.L. ; Kim, K.W.
Author_Institution :
V.E. Lashkarev Inst. of Semicond. Phys., Kiev, Ukraine
Abstract :
This paper presents theoretical results on stimulated and spontaneous monochromatic terahertz acoustic phonon emission in layered semiconductor nanostructures. In addition, this study discusses their relation with recent experimental findings and possible applications for optoelectronics and materials science.
Keywords :
nanostructured materials; phonons; semiconductor materials; spontaneous emission; stimulated emission; submillimetre wave generation; acoustic phonon emission; layered semiconductor structures; materials science applications; monochromatic terahertz phonons; optoelectronics applications; spontaneous emission; stimulated emission; terahertz phonon emission; Acoustic emission; Electron beams; Electron emission; Materials science and technology; Phonons; Physics; Semiconductor nanostructures; Spontaneous emission; Stimulated emission; Superlattices;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers, 2005. Proceedings of CAOL 2005. Second International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9130-6
DOI :
10.1109/CAOL.2005.1553907
